| 英语单词 | tangled |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['tæŋɡld] 美 ['tæŋɡld] |
| 中文释义 | adj.纠缠的;紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词. |
| 英语例句 | (1) We were caught in a tangled web of relationships. (2) Your hair is so tangled that I can't comb it. (3) He crouched down among the tangled foliage. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 我们陷进了错综复杂的关系网。 (2) 你的头发太蓬乱,我没法梳。 (3) 他蹲下把身子藏在紊乱的叶丛中。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Tangled is an adjective that describes a confused mass. You're likely to hear tangled used most often when referring to hair. If it's tangled, you can't brush or comb through it. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Other than discussing hair, tangled can be used to refer to anything that's jumbled up and confused. Like that tangled pile of wires behind your television and computer that you keep tripping over. Tangled can also mean something highly complicated or intricate, like the relationships between ex-wives, ex-husbands and stepchildren in a family. The word tangled is most famous for being included in a well-known literary quote from Sir Walter Scott's poem, "Marmion" — "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive." |
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